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The Indira Group Of Institutes (IGI) celebrates its Silver Jubilee Year in the year 2018-19. IGI, since its inception in 1994 has been earning considerable appreciation for imparting value based education in response to demands of the corporate world and imbibing ideals of academic excellence among both, faculty and students alike.

“A leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way”

The name Indira Group Of Institutes (IGI) is synonymous with its driving force- Chairperson, Dr Tarita Shankar, the dynamic, passionate and caring leader who has shaped IGI from scratch. Dr.Tarita Shankar holds a Degree in Arts and Law and is an alumni of the prestigious Harvard Business School, USA having recently completed the ‘Owner/President Management’ program (OPM).

Realizing during the early 1990’s that Liberalization and Privatization of the Indian economy and consequently the education sector would open the door to innumerable opportunities, inspired by the wisdom of Chanakya, the legendary statesman, our iron willed Prime Minister, late Mrs Indira Gandhi and backed by the encouragement and blessings of her parents and well wishers, Dr Tarita Shankar sowed the seeds of the parent trust, Shree Chanakya Education Society, Pune.

Unwavering vision, meticulous planning, over two decades of countless hours at work, unflinching support from her younger brother and Group Director IGI, Prof. Chetan Wakalkar and a well groomed management team of seasoned academicians has seen the IGI group blossom to 12 Institutions delivering cutting edge learning, to over 12000 students from KG to PG level.

Dr Tarita Shankar has always believed that her work speaks for itself. She has been a recipient of numerous awards and citations over the last two decades on the national and international level. A few prestigious ones being:

Women Super Achiever Award at the World HRD Congress 2018.

Education Entrepreneurship Award at the World Leadership Congress 2017.

Amongst Top 50 women in Education, Social Education and Entrepreneur Award at the World Education Congress 2017.

Change Leader & Innovator Award by ET-Now.

Thought Leaders Award (Education)-World HRD Congress 2012.

“Achievers & Leaders Award (Academics)” in year 2012 at the India Leadership Summit.

Honorary Doctorate Degree in Management conferred by the Chitkara University, Chandigarh in the year 2011 and many more…….

As Dr Tarita Shankar says “Awards are a recognition of your achievements, however what matters more is your lasting, positive impact on the thoughts of the people that you work with, a sense of fulfilment that your work is improving the quality of others lives.

“Compassion is an expression of strength…You are so confident that you can allow the sorrows of other people to touch you”

CARE-Counsel, Advise, Rise and Evolve, an initiative by Tarita Maam, whereby students staff in all Indira Institutes and also alumni seek her guidance on professional and personal issues and in return benefit from her rich experience in work and life. As Dr. Shankar puts it “My dream of starting this initiative was through daily interactions that I used to have with the students, staff at our campuses and our large alumni community that’s connected with me on my social media 24 by 7. I counsel students at least 10 students weekly on a one to one basis….helping them to transform into better and caring human beings and spreading happiness in society.

The field of Education is shifting gears to suit the changing needs of the 21st century. Dr Tarita Shankar envisages creating a world class university, namely Indira Knowledge World University. IKWU will offer Undergraduate, Post graduate and Doctoral studies in Engineering, Technology & Management, Sciences, Management, Legal Studies and Liberal Arts & Media at one location. It aims to employ contemporary methods of learning with a thrust on personal growth of each learner, thus adding to the knowledge pool of the country. IKWU is poised to become a dream come true soon.

‘Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty, rather than the difficulty in every opportunity’.

Dr Tarita Shankar’s meteoric rise from a young family oriented girl to an exemplary leader was paved with several hurdles, personal and professional challenges. She overcame these through pure grit and determination, ability to adapt to changes and an unending quest for excellence. An avid reader, an excellent orator renowned for her free, frank and fearless expression of her views, she loves to travel, having visited all major countries over the world. Philanthropy and concern for the less fortunate occupies her leisure time. Above all, she’s a doting mother, an affectionate family woman, and a fun loving, down to earth personality.

IGBS at a Glance

IGBS has been established with the explicit vision to train managers with a global perspective who can provide sustainable impetus to growing international business. IGBS has established its presence in Pune as a premier B- School offering an AICTE approved MBA course affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University.

As a driving philosophy, the belief is that the emerging global environment has created a scenario